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Read More »Activision bolsters UK development with new studio
Publishing powerhouse Activision is set to establish a brand new mobile-focused studio in the UK. Develop reports that UK games veteran and former Team 17 man Martyn Brown has been hired to handle the recruitment process. Activision’s last major UK dev interest ended in January 2011 when it closed the …
Read More »Mallet ditches EA to head up King.com’s new London studio
EA has suffered the ignominy of yet another executive departing in favour of a role at a casual and social gaming firm. At least this time it wasn’t Zynga – former development director at EA-owned studio Playfish Catharina Lavers Mallet has accepted a role with King.com that will see her …
Read More »Def Jam Rapstar studio 4mm Games "on hold"
The $8m lawsuit against Def Jam Rapstar producer 4mm Games has left the firm starved for money” and its fate uncertain. Record label EMI took 4mm Games and developer Terminal Reality to court earlier this year for allegedly not obtaining song rights for the rap karaoke game. 4mm Games co-founder …
Read More »Robert Bowling forms indie studio
Robert Bowling, the former ‘creative strategist’ who resigned from Infinity Ward in March, has launched his own indie games studio focused on digital projects. Los Angeles outfit Robotoki has begun a hiring run and has targeted games for next-gen consoles, PC, and mobile devices. As an industry we have a …
Read More »Codemasters abandons action for racing
Codemasters will leave behind the action genre to focus solely on racing games. The firm is working on new titles in the F1, Grid and Dirt racing series, and they will all be released under the company’s new publishing label, Codemasters Racing. The new label’s first game will be Dirt …
Read More »VIDEO: Studio Ghibli’s Ni No Kuni delayed until 2013
Ni No Kuni: The Wrath of the White Witch has been delayed until 2013. The news comes courtesy of the first English language trailer for the game, which can be seen below. Namco Bandai has also confirmed that the game will arrive in America and Europe simultaneously. The game is …
Read More »EA opens Gothenburg studio
EA is currently recruiting for its new studio in Gothenburg, on the west coast of Sweden. The new studio will concentrate on developing new generations of games, and the engine of choice is Frostbite 2”. Patrick Sderlund, EVP of EA’s Games Label, took the initiative to start the new studio …
Read More »Square Enix planning new India office
Job listing reveals 'preparation for the formation of a local subsidiary'
Read More »NCsoft lawsuit seeks to block MMO in US
Online games publisher NCsoft has filed a lawsuit against the developer of MMO game Tera in a bid to block its launch in the US. According to court documents, NCsoft has taken court action against South Korea-based Bluehole Studio for trade secrets and unfair competition, reports MMO Culture. The publisher …
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